Below is a letter from Metropolitan Methodios of Boston concerning physician assisted suicide and the upcoming ballot question no. 2 in Massachusetts. We thank his Eminence for his leadership on this issue! I’m guessing that he will not receive the same kind of vitriol about economic issues as anti-abortion proponents have in giving guidance in […]
Archives for October 2012
Hastings, History and A Return to the Faith of English Kings
From Orthodox Christianity & the English Tradition: Hastings – 1066-1993 ‘King Harold was slain, and Leofwine and Gyrth, his brothers, and many good men. This battle took place on the feast of St. Callistus.’ The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Accompanied by Malcolm Dunstall, I made a private visit to the site of the Battle of Hastings on […]
This Year’s Elections
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Since political elections normally deal with matters of policy, I do not normally make them the subject of pastoral concern. This year, however, the national elections in our country are not concerned simply with policies but with principles. My first comment, I suppose, should address that difference. About policies—most questions […]
On Consecrating the Entire Economic Order
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon St. Luke’s account of Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree (19:1-10) is a story rich in spiritual reflection; preachers and Bible-readers, coming from a variety of backgrounds, have explored the narrative unto great profit for the education of the soul. A certain liturgical use of the text is particularly instructive; namely, […]
Advice from an Elder on Who to Vote For
I must have had this same conversation a thousand times. There is good criteria for Christians to vote, especially Orthodox Christians. Wisdom. Let us attend. Have you voted yet? Here is some advice from the Elder Paisios. When some people went to visit the Elder just before an election they asked who they should vote […]
Darkness in the Dark Continent
All religions are not the same, nor are they morally equivalent. Islam is bad, but if you thought Islam was alone in promoting evil, let this remind you that idolatry and human sacrifice of children, continues to this day. If you have not contributed to the support of Christian missionary work, CLICK HERE to do […]
C.S. Lewis & Materialism
by John G. West “You say the materialist universe is ‘ugly,’” wrote C. S. Lewis to a young skeptic in 1950. “…If you are really a product of the materialistic universe, how is it you don’t feel at home there?” Nearly half-a-century later, Lewis’s question still resonates. Modern society continues to operate largely on the […]
Because Black is Beautiful: Pulpit Freedom Sunday
See the picture above? These are American clergy gathered to confirm their commitment as a new “Black Robe Regiment.” I see what I hope is an Orthodox clergyman in front. I’d love to know who it is and give them credit! Please read the following article on the importance of this event for Churches and […]
Orthodox Christian Responsibility in the Public Arena
by Fr. John A. Peck This coming Sunday is Pulpit Freedom Sunday. I think it is a sad state of affairs that we should even need such a Sunday, but we do, primarily because Christians in America have avoided or ignored their responsibility to participate in the political arena as Christians supporting Christian moral teaching. […]